Golf-game apparatus



July 10, 1928.

c w. SCHECK GOLF GAMEAPPARATUS Filed March 9, 1927 INV NTOR.

ATTORNEY. I

Patented July 10, 1928.

UNITE STATE or ic.

-CLARENCE W. SCHECK, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

. GOLF-GAME APPA ATUS.

Application filed March 9, 1927. Serial No. 173,920.

'10 ball when put-ted. the surface however being preferablycharacterized by variations in the angle of the inclination. The surfaceis provided with a plurality of holes into which "the balls are intendedto be patted, as in 15 regular golf, such holes being preferably nine innumber to simulate a nine hole golf course, and the holes being providedwith baffled Walls so arranged as to increase the I difiiculty ofputting the balls .into the holes 2 and which also act to directproperly putted balls into the holes.

The bafile walls associated withthe several holes are so related as tocomplicate the puttingaccess to adjacent holes.

The'preferable form of my'putting surface is a. substantial rectangularoblong, and one of the holes is preferably placed at the center oftheupper and rear end of the surface with the other eight holes arranged in-30 equal number along each side wall of the surface, the surface beingprovided with side and rear end walls to prevent the balls jumping fromthe same in normal circumstances.

Means are provided for returningthe balls which have been putted intoholes to the front or lower end of the surface where they may bereceived in an open trough or receiving well.

The apparatus may be made for floor use and of proper dimensions so thatthe players may use ordinary golf balls-and putters to play the game, orit may be made of smaller dimensions for table use with smaller ballswhich may be adapted to be putted as with' the players finger.

Other novel features of construction, and also of arrangement of partswill appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein I have illustrated the bestembodiment of the principles of my invention now known to me, Fig. 1 isa plan view of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view takenalong the lineII-II in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectiontaken along the line III.III in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a platform which may be made ofwood and which is properly supported in spaced relation above thehorizontal, base 2. Any convenient means may be provided for supportingthe platform stoutly from the base.

The front end of the platform stops short of the front endof the base.The base is provided with vertical side walls 3 and a rear endwall twhich extend up above the,

platform to a suflicient degree to keep the balls from jumping from theplatform under normal conditions. The side walls 3 are extendedforwardly bevond the platform 1 to meet the relatively low front wall 5.thus forming an open trough 6 at the front end of the platform 1. Thespace under the front end of the platform is closed by awall 7, whichhowever stops short of the side walls .to provide the ports 8 which formthe front ends of the return chutes to be later described;

The general incline of the platform is upwardly towards the rear wall 4,but the top surface of the platform is preferably not r a continuous,plane but it comprises alternately arranged surfaces of greater and lessangularlty to the horizontal.

At the front end of the platform is a horizontal surface 9 which formsthe surface from which the balls are putted by the players; The puttingsurface 9 is followed by an inclined surface 10 which in turn isfollowed by a surfacell of lessinclination, an inclined surface12of'greater inclination, a horizontal surface 13 of less inclination, asurface 14 of greater inclination and the rear end surface 15 of lessinclination. I thus simulate the irregular surface of a terraced puttinggreen.

The surface 9 is' that from which the ball is patted by a player inputting for a given hole, and in the larger floor embodiment of myapparatus wherewith regular golf balls and putters are used the playermay stand on the surface 9 when putting. A putted ball which fails tohole-out rolls back to the front of the board.

The platform 1 is covered with green felt or similar material tosimulate the turf of a putting green.

I represent the nine holes in the platform 1,

uate baflle wall "17 which guards the rear the holes 16 .16", 16 and16being alined along one side wall 3 of the platform, while the holes16, 16 16 and 16 are almed alongthe opposite side wall'of the platform,a

and the hole 16 being in the center adjacent to the rear wall 4 -of theplatform. The holes 16 and 16 are at the rear corners of the platform.

The central hole 16 is guarded by an arcand sides of the'hole and flaresoutwardly in either direction at the front.

a The two front holes 16 and 16 are provided with arcuate baffle walls18 which extend from the side walls 3 of the platform and surround therear and outer side of the holes, leaving the holes accessible for theentrance of the balls from their fronts only. The front hazards 18* areimpediments built against the side walls, 3 at the front of the holes 16and 16 to prevent the balls being putted along the side walls 3 directlyinto indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2.

the holes. a

The next opposed pair of holes 16" and 16 are provided-with battle walls19 which extend outwardly and forwardly from the side walls, guardingthe holes from the rear and sides, the outer. ends of the baflle walls19 being extended sufficiently to cause said walls to be engaged by aball putted past the outer ends of the walls18, so that such balls willbe deflected by the baffle walls 19 towards thehole 16 or 16 as the casemay be. At the rearrof the holes, the baffle walls 19- ar'e cut away toform projections 19"" which, when struck by the ball hugging the bafilewall 19- too. closely, will deflect the ball and cause it to rim thehole.

The next two opposed holes 16- and 16 are guarded by the arcuate bafilewalls 20 which extend from the side walls 3, surrounding the rear of theholes and extending forwardly and outwardly sufficiently beyond thelinesof the outer ends of the baflle walls.

J 19 so that said baflle walls 20 will be engaged by balls putted pastthe ends'of the walls 19'-and will deflect such balls toward the hole.16or 16 as the case may be. "The corner holes 16 and 16 are each providedw th an arcuate baflle wall 21 which extends outwardly and forwardlysubstantially as 9 toward the center hole 16.

. The baflle'walls 18, 19, 20 and 21'merge into the side walls .3 andare provided with arcuate rear surfaces22 merging into said walls toprevent the formation of, pockets.

other material.

into the holes.

The baflie walls may be made of wood and i are preferably covered withfelt or some To preveht straight putts from the surj face 9 into theholes 16 and 16 I provide thebaflle guides 18 on their. rear sides withprojections 22 which, act as bunkers for the holes. Likewise thebaffle-guides 19 are provided with the bunkers 22 to guard the holes 16and 16 1.

1 and along each of Beneath the platform the side walls 3 is provided achute 23which runs beneath the platform 1 under the holes alined alongtheside walls. The front end of each ofsaid chutes is connected to oneof the ports 8 at the end of the wall 7 and,

the floors of said chutes are downwardly inclined toward the trough 6 asindicated at i A short chute 25 runs from beneath the i I central hole16 to one of the chutes 23 as The trough 6 has a slightly depressed well26 at its center into which the balls roll. The front corners of thetrough are round-' ed at 27 to prevent returning balls from lodgingtherein.

Each ofthe'baflie walls is preferably provided at the rear of thecorresponding hole with a socket 28 in which may he stepped a flag ortarget 29, as indicatedin Fig. 3,- bearing the number of thehole. Pointson certain of the battle walls, such as 20 and 21, where the wall ifstruck by a properly y 6f the P atform, with the hole into which it isto be putted and is putted in the usual manner toward said hole." Incase the ballis not holed-out, it is returned to the well 26 and theplayer again putts it a from thesurface 9 on hisnext play.

line 32'is drawn on t-he surface 9 and the ball must-be putted from infront of the same. The holes are given their p per number insequence insimulation of t e regular game of golf. Thus hole 16 may be designatedas by its flag or target as No; 1 hole and 16 'as No. 2-hole and so on.A player thus in turn places his ball on the surface 7 9 and in front ofthe line 32 and puts in the direction of the hole. The sidewalls 3 alongthe putting surface9 are lowered so as not to interfere with-the playersstance or utting swing. The player succeeding in ho ing out his ballinthe lowest number-0f strokes wins the holef The provision of the.

' surface at one end a plurality of holes arranged along the side walls,and a baflieguide extending outwardly from the side wall at the rear ofeach of said holes and extending forwardly toward the putting surface,said guides being progressively \prolonged toward the rear end of theboard.

2. A golf putting game apparatus com prising a playing surface providedat one end with a level putting surface and with side and rear walls andhaving a plurality of holes arranged along the side walls, and abattle-guide extending outwardly from the side wall at the rear of eachof said holes and extending forwardly toward the putting surface and ahole in the center rear of said playing surface. a

3. A golf putting apparatus comprising aplaying surface having upwardlyextending side and rear end walls, said playing surface having a levelputting surface at its front end and being provided with holes arrangedalong the side walls, and arcuate baffle-guides extendingfrom the sidewalls around the rear of said holes and extending toward the puttingsurface.

4. A golf putting apparatus comprising a playing surface having upwardlyextending side and rear end walls, said playing surface having a levelputting surface at its front end and being provided with holes arrangedalong the side walls, and arcuate bafile-guides extending from the sidewalls around the rear of said holes and extending toward the puttingsurface, said baffle-guides extending forwardlv and inwardly toward thelongitudinal center line of the surface.

5. A golf puttingapparatus comprising a playing surface having upwardlyextending side and rear end walls, said playing surface having a levelputting surface at the front end and being provided with holes arrangedalong the sidewalls, and arcuate baffle-guides extending from the sideWalls around the rear of said holes, said baflleguides extendingforwardly and inwardly toward the longitudinal center line of theplaying surface and said baffle-guides being of increasing length towardthe rear of said playing surface.

6. A golf putting apparatus comprising a playing surface having upwardlyextending side walls and rear end wall and a plurality of holes in saidsurface arranged in opposed pairs adjacent to the side walls, andbaffle-guides extending outwardly and forwardly from the side walls atthe rear of each opposed palr of holes, and the openingsbetween the endsof each air of bafieguides diminishing progressive y toward the near andof the surface. 7

7. A golf putting apparatus comprising a playing surface having upwardlyextending side walls and rear end wall and a plurality of holes in saidsurface arranged in opposed pairs adjacent to the side walls, andbattleguides extending outwardly and forwardly from the side walls atthe rear of each opposed pair of holes, and the openin s between theends of each pair of ba-flle-gui es diminishing progressively toward therear end of the surface, and said surface being provided with a hole atthe center of its "rear wall.

8. -A golf putting apparatus comprising a playing surface havingupwardly extending sidewalls and rear end wall and a plurality of holesin said surface arranged in opposed pairs adjacent to the side walls,and bafile guides extending outwardlv and forwardly from the side wallsat the rear of each'opposed pair of holes, the-openings between the endsof each pair of battle-guides diminishing rogressively toward the rearend of the sur ace, said surface being provided with a hole at thecenter of its rear wall, and said last named hole being provided with abattleguide guarding its sides and flaring outwardly at its ends.

Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa.,'this 5th day "of March, 1927. CLARENCE W.SCHECK

